Merima Semić
Merima is a female forename which has separate Habesha and Slavic origins. Ethiopian people *Merima Denboba (born 1974), long-distance runner and cross country specialist *Merima Hashim Merima Hashim (born 1981 in Lekemj) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who started competing internationally in the late 1990s mainly in the 10000 metres and half marathon distances. In 1999 she won a silver medal for the 10000 metres in the ... (born 1981), long-distance runner and world junior medallist * Merima Mohammed (born 1992), long-distance runner and marathon specialist {{given name Slavic feminine given names Feminine given names Ethiopian given names ...
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Habesha
Habesha peoples (; ; ; commonly used exonym: Abyssinians) is an ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier that has historically been applied to Semitic-speaking, predominantly Oriental Orthodox Christian peoples native to the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea between Asmara and Addis Ababa (i.e. the modern-day Amhara, Tigrayan, Tigrinya peoples) and this usage remains common today. The term is also used in varying degrees of inclusion and exclusion of other groups. Etymology The oldest reference to Habesha was in second or third century Sabaean engravings as or recounting the South Arabian involvement of the ''nəgus'' ("king") GDRT of ḤBŠT. The term appears to refer to a group of peoples, rather than a specific ethnicity. Another Sabaean inscription describes an alliance between Shamir Yuhahmid of the Himyarite Kingdom and King `DBH of ḤBŠT in the first quarter of the third century. However, South Arabian expert Eduard Glaser claimed that the Egyptian hieroglyphic ''ḫbst ...
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